Centrifugal compressor with recirculation passage
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsVishnu M. Sishtla, William T. Cousins
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AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsVishnu M. Sishtla, William T. Cousins
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An example centrifugal compressor includes a housing that defines an inlet chamber and includes first and second openings that define a recirculation passage in fluid communication with the inlet chamber. An impeller is disposed within the housing and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis to draw fluid into the inlet chamber. The first and second openings are at different axial locations along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of inlet guide vanes are rotatable and situated in the inlet chamber. The centrifugal compressor includes a ring and a controller for moving the ring along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position when rotating the inlet guide vanes. The ring obstructs at least one of the first and second openings more in the second position than in the first position.
A centrifugal compressor comprising:
A method of operating a centrifugal compressor comprising:
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